Past Event

Cosmic Connections: Celebrating 40 years of ACE

November 22, 2025 4:00 pm — Tickets $25
8 Victoria Rd, Parramatta NSW 2150, Australia

First Nations, General ACE

The Celebration of a Special Anniversary

For 40 years, Arts & Cultural Exchange (ACE) has been a constellation of creativity – a place where cultures meet, stories intertwine, and transformation begins. To celebrate this luminous journey, Gili Gatherings – Gili, meaning “to shine” in Gadigal/Dharug language – presented Cosmic Connections, a night that honoured care, cultural continuity, and the infinite possibilities of community.

Check out some event photos below! Full album on our Facebook page.

The ACE community were immersed in art, music, dance, fashion, and storytelling across multiple spaces from day to night. Something for everyone – from family friendly live puppetry performances, mural painting, hands on embroidery workshops, live performances, DJ’s and exhibitions. Attendees were also the first to see the new Yapa Mali fashion collection on runway! Together, we celebrated the brilliance of Western Sydney artists and the vibrant future we’re creating.

Keep reading below for the full lineup of performers and artists.

Event Details

Date: Saturday 22 November
Time: 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Venue: Arts & Cultural Exchange, 8 Victoria Road, Parramatta

Tickets: $25. $40 Family ticket also available.

Artwork Designed by Chloe Webb (Gumada Art) and Uncle Chris Tobin.

Our Stellar 40th Anniversary Lineup includes:

  • Bria McCarthy
  • Elina Roberts-Turner
  • Akala Newman with Amy Flannery and Lost all Sorts Collective
  • Patrik Li
  • Tua Hunt
  • Mason Browne
  • Gul Collective
  • TOAH
  • Bluetongue
  • Yapa Mali Fashion
  • Joyce HX Tang
  • Nat Snedden

40th Anniversary Silk Scarf, by Gillian Kayrooz

About the ACE First Nations Program

Our First Nations projects support intergenerational and interdisciplinary art practices, the development of experimental work and new platforms for exchange in Western Sydney. We work with deep collaboration and cultural care, challenging what First Nations arts-based projects can look like and how they connect to place.
Our program offers opportunities for cultural practitioners to make new work, engage in creative development with peers and up-skill to support professional career development.

Celebrate 40 Years of ACE with a Limited-Edition Scarf

Take the opportunity this occasion affords to give yourself something gorgeous: ACE’s 40th birthday limited-edition scarf, at a very special $40 discount. Yes, only $160 for this exquisite piece of wearable art designed by ACE alumna, artist Gillian Kayrooz, celebrating 40 years of fostering creativity, community and culture in Western Sydney.
Order yours by heading to: https://aceinc.org.au/donate/celebrating-40-years-of-ace/

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